Mega Circuit Workout

Last week I received an email from blog reader Lindsay W. who sent me the run down of an awesome workout that she and her friend did last week. The workout combined cardio, strength and plyometric moves and immediately sparked my interest.

I jotted it down and stuffed it in my gym bag to dig out when I felt inspired to give it a go.

Today was that day and I modified Lindsay’s workout a bit and combined it with another one of my circuit workouts until I got this mega-circuit workout:

Exercise

Weights

Reps

V-ups

None

25

Kettleball swings

20 lbs.

50

Pushups (on my knees)

None

25

Dumbbell high pulls

10 lb. dumbbells

25

Burpees

None

10

Jumping jacks

None

50

Burpees

None

10

Dumbbell pulls with overhead press

10 lb. dumbbells

25

Mountain climbers

None

30

Jump rope

None

60 seconds

Jumping jacks

None

100

Squats

20 lb. Kettleball

50

Squat jumps

None

10

Pushups (on my knees)

None

20

Alternating lunges

None

20

Plank

None

60 seconds

Jumping jacks

None

50

Mountain climbers

None

30

Ab bicycles

None

20

Crunches to left

None

25

Crunches to right

None

25

The entire circuit took me just under 30 minutes and left me nice and sweaty.

See the sweat in my hair? Oh so sexy, I know.

It was intense and definitely got my heart rate up, but the balance of high-intensity moves with lower-impact exercises gave me time to recover before conquering a hard move (like mountain climbers!) again.

I rounded out my workout with 20 minutes of light cardio on the elliptical with Ryan.

About Julie

My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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I was just browsing through the Shape website (I get the reminder e-mails) and decided to click on 10 new ways to eat oatmeal, then realized the author was you! Nice work. Hang in there with the house hunting/moving. We just completed move #4 since 2008, I feel your pain!

Ohh these pancake looks so delicious!!!! I will have to make them this weekend! I’m almost out of chia seeds but I’ll have to stock up so I can make some of these delicious recipes that you’ve been posting!

I am currently in the middle of a move too! We just bought our first house and now we are painting and getting carpet put in but we are living between 2 places going back and forth and it’s hectic to say the least! Packing sucks, the only thing that is great about it is I feel the need to really sort/purge what I have. If I haven’t used it or seen in within a year…do I really need it? Also, I’m going back through all my Fitness/Self/Shape/Women’s Health magazines if they are over a year old and just tearing out all the workouts!

Good luck with packing! Put on some great music and dance around to it, dancing like a fool always helps boring and daunting tasks become fun!

Mmm, I love pancakes- my fav. I still have yet to try chia seeds though.. What nutritional value they have/why do I keep seeing them popping up everywhere? I bet they add a great crunch if nothing else!

I’m not a pro but I have some results now.Your woukout plan is quite hard :). I did some research and found another very good source. So if someone is interested you can find it here How can I get a flat stomach

Hi! I just came across your blog and fell in love with this recipe AND your workout! I am part of a workout group at my university, but since it’s the weekend, I won’t be with them and I am really excited to do this! I’m afraid I’ll look a bit crazy doing jumping jacks in the middle of the gym but hey, it’s about the workout, right? Can’t wait to try to these pancakes! Thanks so much!

I finally made one of your pancake recipes and this was delicious! I made a couple subs on the oil and milk but they are great. And my little guy will eat them too with almond butter for a great protein meal.

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I am not a registered dietitian. My blog is simply a documentation of my life. The views I express are mine alone, based on my own experiences, and should not be taken as medical advice. I DO NOT post everything I eat. Though I am a certified personal trainer, the workouts I post may not be right for you. Please speak with a medical professional before making any changes to your current routine.

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